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Oil falls for third day as doubts over OPEC cuts linger

CrudefuturesfellforathirddayonWednesdaydespiteabiggerthanexpectedfallinU.S.oilinventoriesreportedbyanindustrygroup,withdoubtslingeringoverOPEC'sabilitytorestrai

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Oil prices fall on OPEC compliance concerns

Oil held above 49 US dollars as investors looked for signs of the oil supply-cut deal. The fall on Monday showed they were concerned that major oil exporters' output cut deal may not be effective enough.

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U.S. sanctions on Maduro symbolic, but more could follow

ThoughU.S.sanctionsonVenezuelanPresidentNicolasMadurowereseenbymanyassymbolic,moreU.S.sanctionstargetingthecountrycouldfollow,expertssaid.TheUnitedStatesonMonda

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US sanctions on Venezuela partly keep oil price at 2-month high

Oil prices rose to two-month highs on Monday, ending the strongest month of the year for crude futures, boosted in part by threats of US sanctions against Venezuela's oil sector.

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Oil hits two-month high on tighter U.S. market, Venezuela sanctions risk

Oilpriceshitatwo-monthhighonMonday,liftedbyatighteningU.S.crudemarketandthethreatofsanctionsagainstOPEC-memberVenezuela.U.S.WestTexasIntermediate(WTI)futuresbri

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Oil flat, hovers below $50 level ahead of OPEC meeting

OilpriceswerelittlechangedonFridayaheadofakeymeetingofmajoroilproducingnationsnextweek,sittingbelowthe$50perbarrellevelthatwasbrieflybreachedforthefirsttimein6w

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China, Kazakhstan deepen energy cooperation

Thisyearmarksthe20thanniversaryofChina-Kazakhstanenergycooperation.Tradeinenergynowaccountsfor30percentofbilateraltradebetweenthetwocountries,saidChineseMiniste

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Study finds coral reef fish exposed to oil makes risky choices

Coralreeffisharemorelikelytoengageinriskybehaviorandbeunabletoidentifypredatorsiftheyswiminwaterscontaminatedwithpetroleum-basedoil,researcherssaidinastudypubli

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Ecuador risks Opec split by increasing oil output

EcuadorhasbecomethefirstcountrytopubliclyadmititwillnotmeetOpec’sproductioncurbs,sayingitneedstopumpmoreoiltoaddressitsfiscaldeficit.TheSouthAmericancountry’spr

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Oil-exposed fish make dangerous decisions, study finds

Smallamountsofoilcancausecoralreeffishtoengageinriskybehaviours,accordingtoanewstudy.Researcherslikentheresponsesofoil-exposedfishtobeingintoxicated,andsayitend

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OPEC: Can it ride out the storm?

ForcartelOPEC--createdin1960withtheaimofsupportingasustainablepriceontheoilmarket--itisinsomewaysaperfectstorm.Stockshavesurgedthankstotherapidemergenceofoilfro

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Oil dips on ample supply despite OPEC pledge to cut output

OilmarketsdippedonFriday,pulleddownbyhighfuelinventoriesandimprovingindustryefficiency,butwerestillontrackforasolidweeklygain.BrentcrudefuturesLCOc1,theinternat

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Oil dips on glut concerns, but strong China imports support

OildippedonThursdayonpersistentworriesaboutoversupply,butstrongChineseimportsandsignsthatU.S.storagetanksaregraduallybeingdrainedofferedsomesupporttoprices.Bren

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Global clean energy spending hits record high: IEA

The global investment in energy fell by 12 percent in 2016, while spending on clean energy hit a record high, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its report at 22nd World Petroleum Congress on Tuesday.

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Iraq drills first well in Huwaiza oil field near Iranian border

IraqstarteddrillingthefirstwellintheHuwaizaoilfieldneartheIranianborder,whichmaycontainonebillionbarrelsinreserves,theIraqioilministrysaidonSunday.Thefieldisbei

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Global oil price drops to its lowest in 10 months

The global oil market began a new round of dropdown at the end of May with the crude oil prices dropping by 17% during May 24 to June 21 in Europe and America, the lowest in the past 10 months.

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UAE non-oil economy picks up amid job market stagnation

Dubai's biggest bank Emirates NBD said Tuesday that non-oil private sector of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which saw in May its weakest improvement in six months, regained momentum in June though prospects in labour market remained bleak.